Measures of self-perceived well-being

I McDowell - Journal of psychosomatic research, 2010 - Elsevier
As people lead longer and generally healthier lives, aspirations and expectations of health
care extend to include well-being and enhanced quality of life. Several measurement scales …

Not all roads lead to Rome—a review of quality of life measurement in adults with diabetes

J Speight, MD Reaney, KD Barnard - Diabetic Medicine, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aims Quality of life (QoL) is recognized widely as an important health outcome in
diabetes, where the burden of self‐management places great demands on the individual …

[BOOK][B] Measuring health

A Bowling - 2004 - books.google.com
Page 1 Measuring HEALTH third edition A review of quality of life measurement scales Ann
Bowling Page 2 MEASURING HEALTH Third Edition Page 3 Page 4 MEASURING HEALTH …

What matters most in end-of-life care: perceptions of seriously ill patients and their family members

DK Heyland, P Dodek, G Rocker, D Groll, A Gafni… - Cmaj, 2006 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Initiatives to improve end-of-life care are hampered by our nascent
understanding of what quality care means to patients and their families. The primary …

The qualityity-of-life (QOL) research movement: Past, present, and future

MJ Sirgy, AC Michalos, AL Ferriss, RA Easterlin… - Social indicators …, 2006 - Springer
The purpose of this paper is to trace the history of the social indicators or quality-of-life (QOL)
research movement up to today, forecast future developments, and pave the way for future …

Using feedback from patient-reported outcome measures in mental health services: a sco** study and typology

CU Krägeloh, KJ Czuba, DR Billington… - Psychiatric …, 2015 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Routine evaluation of mental health services has become widespread, and the
use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) as clinical aids or discussion tools has …

[BOOK][B] Health psychology: A critical introduction

AC Lyons, K Chamberlain - 2006 - books.google.com
This textbook aims to provide students with a stimulating alternative to the textbooks
currently available by placing the discipline within the context of the social world and …

Measuring health-related quality of life in older patient populations: a review of current approaches

A Hickey, M Barker, H McGee, C O'Boyle - Pharmacoeconomics, 2005 - Springer
The changing demographic profile of the world's population towards old age and evidence
of people living for longer with less time spent in ill health highlight the importance of …

Individual quality of life in spousal ALS patient-caregiver dyads

M Galvin, T Gavin, I Mays, M Heverin… - Health and Quality of Life …, 2020 - Springer
Background Quality of life is a basic goal of health and social care. The majority of people
with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) are cared for at home by family caregivers. It is …

[HTML][HTML] The Schedule for Meaning in Life Evaluation (SMiLE): validation of a new instrument for meaning-in-life research

MJ Fegg, M Kramer, S L'hoste, GD Borasio - Journal of pain and symptom …, 2008 - Elsevier
The Schedule for Meaning in Life Evaluation (SMiLE) is a respondent-generated instrument
for the assessment of individual meaning in life (MiL). In the SMiLE, the respondents list …